Course Schedule

09:00-09:15 Introductory remarks by the President of COS, Dr. Kyriakides

09:15-10:30 Introduction to the strategies of Class II treatment - The problem of compliance in orthodontics

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-12:30 Clinical management of the noncompliance appliances with intermaxillary anchorage used for mandibular advancement

12:30-14:00 Break

14:00-16:00 Clinical management of the noncompliance appliances with intramaxillary or absolute anchorage used for maxillary molar distalization

16:00-16:15 Break

16:15-17:30 Clinical effectiveness of the noncompliance appliances used for the treatment of Class II malocclusions

17:30-18:00 Discussion

Course Abstract

Contemporary orthodontics for the successful treatment of Class II malocclusions: Minimizing the problem of compliance.

Μonday, 20.11.2006

Moschos A. Papadopoulos, DDS, Dr Med Dent
Assoc. Professor and Postgraduate Program Coordinator, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece;
Editor, Hellenic Orthodontic Review, Scientific Journal of the Greek Orthodontic Society

During orthodontic treatment, cooperation or compliance of the patients is a major factor for a successful treatment outcome. Unfortunately, lack of patient's compliance is one of the major problems in orthodontic treatment and often the clinicians have to deal with this issue almost daily. Orthodontic treatment in patients with limited compliance can among others result in a longer treatment time, destruction of the teeth and periodontium, extraction of additional teeth, frustration for the patient and additional stress for the orthodontist and staff. This is the reason why a lot of effort has been put over the years in developing noncompliance techniques.
Noncompliance approaches are a very important option for the orthodontic treatment of patients with Class II malocclusion who present minimal or no cooperation, especially when non-extraction treatment protocols have to be utilized. Traditional approaches for the treatment of Class II malocclusion (e.g., extraoral traction, functional appliances, Class II elastics, removable appliances with finger springs) are highly dependent on patient cooperation. Conventional orthodontic procedures usually require patient cooperation, which very often is a significant problem to overcome in order to achieve successful treatment outcomes. During the last decades a great variety of noncompliance appliances and techniques have been proposed in order to correct Class II malocclusion either by advancing the mandible in a more forward position or by distalizing the maxillary molars into a Class I relationship. These approaches include the use of appliances such as the Herbst appliance, the Jasper Jumper, the Sabbagh Universal Spring, the Pendulum appliance, repelling magnets, compressed coil springs and superelastic wires. Most recently, appliances incorporating implants or mini-screws, minimizing the various side effects by using absolute anchorage, have been also introduced for maxillary molar distalization.

Aim of this course is to cover the subject of noncompliance Class II orthodontic treatment in a comprehensive and critical way, presenting the most important currently available non-compliance approaches used for the treatment of Class II malocclusion, including the mini-screw-implants, while focusing on their mode of action, clinical management, indications and contraindications, advantages and disadvantages, as well as their clinical effectiveness.

Dr. Moschos A. Papadopoulos (Short CV)

Dr. Moschos A. Papadopoulos is Associate Professor and Postgraduate Program Coordinator at the Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and Editor of the "Hellenic Orthodontic Review", scientific journal of the Greek Orthodontic Society. Dr. Papadopoulos has served as Vice President of the Hellenic Professional Union of Orthodontists, as Treasurer and Vice Secretary General of the Stomatological Society of Northern Greece, and as Member of the Board of Trustees of the Greek Orthodontic Society and of the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece.

He received his Dental Degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece in 1986, his Doctorate Degree and his Certificate in Orthodontics from the University of Freiburg, Germany, in 1988 and 1990 respectively. Dr. Papadopoulos has also served as Research Collaborator at the Department of Experimental Surgery, Swiss Research Institute, Davos, Switzerland.

Dr. M. A. Papadopoulos is Member of the Editorial Board of the journal "American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics" and served as Member of the Editorial Board of the journal "Orthodontics" and "Stoma". He also serves as Referee of the above mentioned journals as well as of the "Angle Orthodontist", "Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing" and of the "Medical Science Monitor" He is also an active member in 9 Greek and 6 international societies, federations and unions.

Dr. M. A. Papadopoulos has received in 1993 the "A. Tsoukanelis Award" by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, as well as the "Annual Scientific Award" by the German Association of Plastic Surgeons for the year 2004.

Dr. M. A. Papadopoulos has published more than 70 scientific articles, chapters and books, and has presented more than 160 lectures, seminars and papers in many countries around the world.